January 09 Trip to Costa Rica

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January 31st 2009

Published: January 31st 2009

This is my first effort at blogging and I'll apologize for any inadvertent mistakes. It's really not so much a blog as a trip report, so, with that, I begin. We flew from Houston to San Jose, picked up a car from Budget, and drove to Casa Rio Blanco Eco-Lodge near Guapiles. This makes for a nice break from the San Jose-Puerto Viejo trip....about 2 hours from San Jose. Interesting factoid, we m... Read Full Entry

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joe brannan

joebran

Mid 50s old hippie living in Texas. Travel with my sife of almost 35 yrs who can put up with me. We love latin america and the caribbean and mostly travel to satisfy my NEED to DIVE. Wife doesn't dive but she loves to snorkle and birdwatch so there's almost always plenty for her to do. We both love nature, seeing different animals and plantlife is a big part of any vacation for us. We're a bit past hitchiking and hostels and prefer more expensive lodging, if for now other reason than, we can't get off work for long vacations so we can spend more to travel. A good vacation for us is 2 we... full info

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7th February 2009

margo Wilkinson
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Great blog!
Hi there Joe and his wife! I loved reading about your trip! Makes me miss it sooooo! I just purchased 6 acres right up the hill from Playa Chiquita and I am so happy to have land in that area. We will sell most of it for lots and keep one for ourselves. It is soo frigging cool and I love the vibe and the people and the nature ! I just wanted to say hi and thanks for writing....did a great job! Take care and Pura Vida! Margo

6th October 2009

scott Perry
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Great report, thanks. I thought I was the only person who knew of the shortcut to PV bypassing San Jose. I got lost once, but it saved a lot of time.

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